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Better, Together

Starting a new CoderDojo is a daunting solitary process. Kids that are learning can feel alone. Organizers of dojos can feel alone. Dojos themselves can be completely alone. If we can create a collaborative environment where people and dojos coexist, we can grow much stronger, together.

  • Event: DojoCon 2013
  • Duration: 30 mins

Intro

  • I'm @cameronmcefee, mentor at CoderDojo GitHub
  • I hate friction
  • Build tools
  • Reduce clutter
  • Form over in harmony with function.
  • GitHub
  • Make it easier to work together than alone.
  • CoderDojo
  • Follow our example, but figure it out yourself.
  • We need to work together.

Inception is hard

  • CoderDojo is confusing
    • Five start-up guides
    • Three sites
    • Not all public facing informational sites are open source.
  • Starting a dojo is confusing.
    • Where do I find a venue?
    • Where do I find mentors?
    • Where do I get lessons?
    • What do I do first?
  • Running a dojo is confusing
    • Dear GitHub: How do you run your dojo?
    • Dear GitHub: Can I come watch how your dojo runs?
    • Dear GitHub: Is there a mentor mailing list?
    • Dear GitHub: Is there a lesson wiki?
  • Running a dojo is time consuming.
    • We have day jobs
    • We have families.
    • We have hobbies.

Analysis

  • Pros:
    • Lots of info
    • Lots of experience
    • Lots of resources
  • Cons:
    • Too much information
    • Open ended instructions
  • CoderDojo provides suggestions, not support.
  • You (organizer and dojo) are on your own.

Run the dojo, together

  • GitHub helps coders work together
    • Collaboration
    • Version control
    • Issue tracking
    • Wikis
    • Free websites
  • Designed with code and collaboration in mind
  • Free organization accounts for dojos (This isn't a sales pitch)
    • 10 private repos, unlimited public repos, unlimited teams
    1. Create a GitHub organization for your dojo
    2. Email [email protected]
    3. Request free CoderDojo organization coupon.
    4. Provide some sort of proof
  • Lesson-Plans repo
    • Create issues for each session date
    • Discuss lesson topics, teacher, etc.
  • Each lesson has its own repo
    • Have a lesson template
    • Create a repo from the template
    • Include a license
  • Private mentor tickets repo
    • Add mentors as collaborators to the repo.
      • Prove they exist on the internet
      • Have lunch with them before adding. No creeps.
    • Post ticket links in dated issues.
      • Mentors can manage subscription settings
      • Target specific mentor skills with mentor teams.

Build the future, together

  • I invision a better, collaborative future.
  • Simple jumpstart guide.
    • One version/format
    • Easy, concise steps
  • Open Source Almost Everything
  • CoderDojo Bootstrap Kit
    • Everything you need to get started
    • Custom.
  • Automatically and optionally set up apps, GitHub, lessons
  • Event creation, ticket distribution
  • Coppa compliant student and mentor management
    • This one is tricky
  • Easy lesson front end
    • Home page: current lesson. Same url every week
    • Lessons: index of past lessons
    • GitHub backend
  • Click Checkboxes next to the things you want. It deploys to Heroku for you.
  • Welcome to your dojo
  • When you start a dojo, CoderDojo starts it with you.

Share knowledge, together

  • Teaching: What you think is important
  • Mentoring: What they think is important
  • Dress the part.
    • Don't look like a teacher. Teachers teach at you.
    • Look like a peer. Mentors share knowledge.
    • Don't force it. It's not about being cool. It's about not being superior.
  • Mentor at eye level.
    • Kneel next to the person you're mentoring.
    • Eye level means you are peers.
    • Don't teach. Share knowledge.

Learn together

  • Learning together is important.
  • Look around. Shake hands with everyone that is one person away from you.
  • Network demo. Learning together.

Thank you

You're no longer alone.